Fast Food Resturant Drive-Thru

Cheri · 12-29-2003, 05:36 PM

Do you use the fast food resturant drive-thru...Do You think we have the rights to use them just like everyone else?

gnarlydorkette · 12-29-2003, 06:10 PM

lol yeah it was not hard... i did twice... but each time, I did have a friend who was able to speak clearly... somehow. It was hilarious because my deaf friend and I were HUNGRY at like 11pm and the fast food joint wasn't open for walk-in but their drive-thru was open so we were like, "foo it, do it. if they couldn't understand us, THEIR PROBLEM" so we drove thru and my friend was yelling, "WE JUST WANT FRIES, AND TWO DR PEPPER DRINKS!" and then drove up to the window and they just handed us the drinks and fries and we paid and we signed "thank yoU!" and sped off. lol

the second time was at Wendys and I had my friend who was in process of getting CI so she has a better ability to speak but she cannot understand the uhh speaker thingy, you know so she kept repeating herself like five times, "We want two cheesburgers, three drinks, and a vanilla frostie" until she tried to figure out if they do understand her so then we drove up to the window and they asked us to repeat our orders again lol.

But i have heard a story from my hearing friend who was working at Carl Jrs and she asked me if I know any deaf brunette girl (this hearing girl doesn't know any ASL but she enjoys talking to me via the interperater- she was comfortable with the interp) because one time at her work, a deaf girl did use the drive-thru and that girl tried to speak but nobody at the work couldn't understand her so they tried to gesture her to drive up to the window so my hearing girl can try to understand the deaf girl's "accent" but the deaf girl got upset at her for trying to help her and sped off. my hearing friend was like, "WTF? I was just trying to understand what you just said!" she also said that the deaf girl did gesture something to her but she wasn't sure if it was cussing or whatnot. :-X

so deafies- if the hearing workers were trying to understand you, HAVE PATIENCE!!!! They are trying to do their work and get your money so they won't screw you~

I would like to use drive-thru sometimes but... if you think about it, it is MUCH easy to walk-in because... or maybe it is only my city but the point is- the drive-thru is not FAST because there are always LONG lines in the drive-thru lane!! foo it, just park it and walk in and order it then speed away.

Cheri · 12-29-2003, 06:46 PM

Funny.. I did the same thing.. I yelled out my order wasnt sure if they heard me or not I like it better when u placed ur order and they have a screen that shows that the order is correct.. I like that better so I know they heard me.. loud and clear...I think its easlier too.. expectly when u in a hurry or the inside the resturant is closed....:smile:

***VamPyroX*** · 12-29-2003, 07:25 PM

I use them a lot in Rochester. Almost all the drive-thrus have a screen that displays your orders. With that, I can tell what they understood. Helps me a lot too.

Roadrunner · 12-29-2003, 09:11 PM

Hmmm...drivethru's...such a lesiurely convience for most ppls...for myself, as I wear a bte...I do recall feeling a bit embarrassed when I started bleeping out the order after I had assumed that they were listening to the order...when IT was only an advertisement being relayed...like opps!! and who's watching me?

As for those screens...it sure does help...how about a screen or gadget where it takes a paper of your order for those who can't hear or speak...as technology is today, am sure something could be benefical for those who could use some sort of device or improvement in order to use a drive-thru.

12-29-2003, 09:18 PM

I use drive thru all the time, but I never yell orders. I just write it on a piece of paper and give it to the first window. I have never had any problems wiht that, except for one time, when an ignorant 16 year old girl was manning the first window.

12-29-2003, 11:43 PM

Ahh hell....well, I have been at drive-thus..but only my brother would place the orders (he hearing as well)....and I doubt my squeaky high voice would do teh job of barking out some orders..blah..lol

Angel · 12-30-2003, 12:26 AM

Ahhhh...speaking of Drive Thru.....

Sometimes I Would have a problem using the drive-thru because I am unable to hear the speaker box but I do talk like a hearing person....A Few times, I would wait a few moments at the speaker box and then I would place my order ..Sometimes , They will get it ...Sometimes , They weren't even ready or didn't hear me loud enough.....

Sometimes, I would have problems at the window if they didn't get my order at the speaker box.....

So I would say its depending on the person who is taking your order Some would be very helpful ....Some would be like......they're having a real bad day!

Peachy Lady · 12-30-2003, 03:22 AM

We could use hoh RoadRunner to run back and forth to drive thru cars and take orders from

! As RoadRunners are quick...smile!!

I can't hear at all, but do use drive thru. What I do is when I get to the menu sign, I write down what I want to order, then drive up to the window. Then I tell the cashier that I am deaf and give the paper to him/her. If there were others behind me that already ordered before me, sometimes the cashier would ask me to wait in parking lot so that they can start cooking my order while giving other people's orders that were already waiting. That is fine with me. I think it would be great if there are buttons to push at the menu sign, or something like that to order food. It would have saved the fast food restaurant time, as well as the deaf customers too.

***VamPyroX*** · 12-30-2003, 04:36 AM

I've made a few mistakes in my times. Once, the speaker said, "Please hold for one moment." I didn't understand what he said so I started giving out my order. At the end after I said, "And... that's it." The speaker said, "Thanks for holding, may I take your order?" Boy, was I embarassed. Luckily, there was no one ahead of me or behind me! Hehehe!

Cheri · 12-30-2003, 07:27 AM

...VamPyroX!... That was so funni!! hehehe....

Angel · 12-30-2003, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by VamPyroX

I've made a few mistakes in my times. Once, the speaker said, "Please hold for one moment." I didn't understand what he said so I started giving out my order. At the end after I said, "And... that's it." The speaker said, "Thanks for holding, may I take your order?" Boy, was I embarassed. Luckily, there was no one ahead of me or behind me! Hehehe!

Hahaha....That was Funni VamPyrox....

AquaMaiden · 12-30-2003, 06:19 PM

Yup, Drive-thru are no problem for me *so far* I just drive thru and stop at the window and speak thru the fast food window and my order is done. Simple just like that

***VamPyroX*** · 12-31-2003, 02:18 AM

I do that too. I only do that as a last resort.

Castleman · 12-31-2003, 02:55 AM

i saw some guy drove his early '90's Ford Ranger backwards thru the drive thru at McDonald's

eternity · 12-31-2003, 05:30 AM

I do drive thru. It isnt that difficult.

TweetyBird · 01-01-2004, 01:56 AM

i did drive thru, write down what i wanna order then show them, they tried speak, i told them i cant hear!!! they gulped then ordered for me.. it no plms!

racheleggert · 01-21-2004, 04:20 PM

Only time I go drive thur is if I ride with someone who can talk, like my mom. Most of time I dine in or take out because it is easier for me.

~Heather~ · 01-21-2004, 10:03 PM

I use drive-thru most of the time and I write down on paper what I want to order then give it to someone to the first window...I always let them know that Im deaf first then show them paper what I want to order....most of the time they have no problem with that. Sometimes they'd tell me to park over there and they'll bring me food which its no problem with me at all but most of the time I usually stay by the 2nd window if theres not lot of cars behind me.

Really, I don't give a flying fuck if there's several cars behind me and if I want to use drive-thru then I will use it. I ain't walking in if I don't feel like it. So I can use drive-thru as I like whether I'm deaf or not.

Cheri · 01-21-2004, 10:09 PM

Whoa, Heather Go Girl!! *Thinking of taking Heather with me thur the drive thru* heh!!

Angel · 01-21-2004, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ~Heather~

Really, I don't give a flying fuck if there's several cars behind me and if I want to use drive-thru then I will use it. I ain't walking in if I don't feel like it. So I can use drive-thru as I like whether I'm deaf or not.

...*Pat on your back*...What a Brave Gal!

sethmantooth · 01-22-2004, 11:31 AM

Yeah Here is two funny and embarrassing stories. It was late night at Wendy and dining-in was closed. Only drive thru was open. I had no choice. I go ahead with the drive thru. People usually dont understand my voice. One time I tried to say something. The worker didnt understand and thought the speaker was broken. It came to me to my car to take the order but once it found out I am deaf. The person said, "OOOOH I GOT IT!!!" I was embarrassing but having fun at same time.

Another story. That time I said nothing. I just sit by the speaker because all car was full in line. They tried and tried to call me. They didn't know what was going on. So they just ingored it for short time. When I arrived to the window. They figured it out that was ME!!! They found out I am deaf. They told me that they were going little crazy wondering what is going on! So I gave order through write note. They smiled widely and gave me the order. It took a little longer but I DONT CARE about what other people in line think.

I had lot of fun everytime I go thru the drive thru!

I still love being deaf and I am very blessing to be DEAF!!!

Nesmuth · 12-01-2004, 03:32 PM

Few years ago a Costa Mesa Mc Donalds experimented with a pushbutton menu system for the drive-thru that you push a button for the menu item and enter how many of it. It was a very short lived experiment like 2-3 months. It was a good step in the right direction but the menu offerings were limited to combos and a few other items.

I was probably the only one that used the system while it was there.

I barked abt the system through my media outlets and the so-called 'GLAD fog' was still thick and around did very well to prevent my announcement from reaching out to many deafs in the area about the system.

Richard

PyrollisAhFiros · 02-02-2005, 06:34 PM

LOL some funny stories you got there people.

As for me, yeah I write everything down in advance and then pull up to the window and show them the paper, after I told them that I'm deaf. They would adjust to me being deaf by taking the order on paper and punch it in the computer. I would be told to pull into the parking lot as they will cook my food then bring it out to me when its ready. So far no problems except for one story below and the occassional order screw ups.

My roommate and I were in Rochester, NY and it was after dark. All of the restaurants has closed their dining areas and the drive thru is the only thing that's open for another hour so we decided to go to Burger King to get some food. We don't want to mix up our money because we were tight at that time so we wanted to give the teller separate orders. It was like 15 mins till closing or so and the teller took one of our orders, punched it in and told me the amount. I handed her the money and she gave me my change back and proceeds to walk away. I honked the horn and she came back. I tried to tell her, "We are not done" and gave her my roommate's order. She got furious and wrote on paper, "The next time you come here, PLEASE give your orders all together on ONE paper!" and closed the window, punched the order, took his money and gave change back and walked away in a frustrated state. We looked at each other and laughed because that woman need to understand patience and sorry if we had to do this method, it's how we want it and the teller has to know this; the customer is always right. NEVER fight back or do things hastily, just do everything with patience.

A little off the point here, but does your order ever get screwed up? My fiancee and I would get our orders screwed up, i.e., we don't want ketchup and tomatoes on our hamburgers and when we get them, we would find either tomatoes, ketchup or both on our hamburgers and we would go back to the drive-thru or walk into the dining room and object about our food. It's so frustrating because when hired, the fast food restaurant assume you have all of the skills they want, including READING... Like reading the order on the small computer up above... If they took our order and screw it up, then why the fck are they working at McDonalds for? Go back to school and take some reading classes and when you have passed it with high marks, come back and work for McDonalds...

I have tried to develop a certain format that's easy for the cashier to understand. It would be something like this:

2 Dbl (Double) Cheeseburgers
- (minus sign) No ketchup
- No Tomatoes
+ (add sign) Add Mayo
+ Add Bacon

2 Diet Cokes
2 Lg Fries

Something like that and it would work most of the time. What fails me to understand them is how hard is it to read something like that? They've managed to screw it up somehow and it would sometimes be the cashier's fault or the line cook's, who's preparing our food, fault.

WhisperHorse · 02-02-2005, 09:44 PM

When I go that, I sometime will sign to people, sometime will write the paper.. Thats very easy for me *shrug*

GalaxyAngel · 02-02-2005, 10:18 PM

No problem Drive thru at McDonalds... They did tries answer but seems think Deaf customer is coming... The lady spotted me.. HELLLLLOOOOOOOOOO, how are you ? I nodded yeah fine thanks.. then ready for order promptly... Seems quite fine.. I love living in ST Thomas, People are so such friendly than London,Ontario.

Never forget that... We went over to London and to have shopping.. and felt hungry for order food... Order by McDonald... My hubby *sign lang* front of Monitor voice.. I *slapped him* Very funny!, He asked me, Can you read lip the monitor voice?? There's no such thing lip movement.. Sorry then I don't understand.. (rolled my eyes up) and thru and promptly order the foods... Unbelivable the lady(bitchy) being rude to me said" You're not suppoed be here on drive thru". Ah.. how's so nice of that person.. I told my hubby go pull over and park it.. I dare and barging into the McDonald and demand speak Manager... Manger nicely and friendly talk w/me.. I explained what happend... Manger's face turned into the RED.. and angrily hollering the lady(bitch) who work for driving thru.... then the lady turned into RED too, and speakly promptly Apoglized.. Manager gave me gift cerfication and free DINNER of 5.. No pay NOTHING!
*woOoOoOoOoo* We got those first time ever!!! I told my hubby, Why not do it again another location.. He said.. Oh aww come on.. silly! I laughed so hard.. My kids said.. OH MY GOD, MOM HAVE GOOD GUTS to speak it out.. *chuckles*
That was from last year

PyrollisAhFiros · 02-03-2005, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Bullym0m

No problem Drive thru at McDonalds... They did tries answer but seems think Deaf customer is coming... The lady spotted me.. HELLLLLOOOOOOOOOO, how are you ? I nodded yeah fine thanks.. then ready for order promptly... Seems quite fine.. I love living in ST Thomas, People are so such friendly than London,Ontario.

Never forget that... We went over to London and to have shopping.. and felt hungry for order food... Order by McDonald... My hubby *sign lang* front of Monitor voice.. I *slapped him* Very funny!, He asked me, Can you read lip the monitor voice?? There's no such thing lip movement.. Sorry then I don't understand.. (rolled my eyes up) and thru and promptly order the foods... Unbelivable the lady(bitchy) being rude to me said" You're not suppoed be here on drive thru". Ah.. how's so nice of that person.. I told my hubby go pull over and park it.. I dare and barging into the McDonald and demand speak Manager... Manger nicely and friendly talk w/me.. I explained what happend... Manger's face turned into the RED.. and angrily hollering the lady(bitch) who work for driving thru.... then the lady turned into RED too, and speakly promptly Apoglized.. Manager gave me gift cerfication and free DINNER of 5.. No pay NOTHING!
*woOoOoOoOoo* We got those first time ever!!! I told my hubby, Why not do it again another location.. He said.. Oh aww come on.. silly! I laughed so hard.. My kids said.. OH MY GOD, MOM HAVE GOOD GUTS to speak it out.. *chuckles*
That was from last year

whoa lol! I would've done the same thing you did if that lady told me that I'm not allowed to use the drive thru. It's like telling the black people that they are not allowed to sit in the front of the bus or drink the same water fountain the white people use. Kudos to you, Bullym0m!

12-29-2003, 05:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cheri Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 20,755	Fast Food Resturant Drive-Thru Do you use the fast food resturant drive-thru...Do You think we have the rights to use them just like everyone else? __________________

12-29-2003, 06:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
gnarlydorkette is leaving for good. Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sunny Diego in Califunny Posts: 1,764	lol yeah it was not hard... i did twice... but each time, I did have a friend who was able to speak clearly... somehow. It was hilarious because my deaf friend and I were HUNGRY at like 11pm and the fast food joint wasn't open for walk-in but their drive-thru was open so we were like, "foo it, do it. if they couldn't understand us, THEIR PROBLEM" so we drove thru and my friend was yelling, "WE JUST WANT FRIES, AND TWO DR PEPPER DRINKS!" and then drove up to the window and they just handed us the drinks and fries and we paid and we signed "thank yoU!" and sped off. lol the second time was at Wendys and I had my friend who was in process of getting CI so she has a better ability to speak but she cannot understand the uhh speaker thingy, you know so she kept repeating herself like five times, "We want two cheesburgers, three drinks, and a vanilla frostie" until she tried to figure out if they do understand her so then we drove up to the window and they asked us to repeat our orders again lol. But i have heard a story from my hearing friend who was working at Carl Jrs and she asked me if I know any deaf brunette girl (this hearing girl doesn't know any ASL but she enjoys talking to me via the interperater- she was comfortable with the interp) because one time at her work, a deaf girl did use the drive-thru and that girl tried to speak but nobody at the work couldn't understand her so they tried to gesture her to drive up to the window so my hearing girl can try to understand the deaf girl's "accent" but the deaf girl got upset at her for trying to help her and sped off. my hearing friend was like, "WTF? I was just trying to understand what you just said!" she also said that the deaf girl did gesture something to her but she wasn't sure if it was cussing or whatnot. :-X so deafies- if the hearing workers were trying to understand you, HAVE PATIENCE!!!! They are trying to do their work and get your money so they won't screw you~ I would like to use drive-thru sometimes but... if you think about it, it is MUCH easy to walk-in because... or maybe it is only my city but the point is- the drive-thru is not FAST because there are always LONG lines in the drive-thru lane!! foo it, just park it and walk in and order it then speed away. Last edited by gnarlydorkette; 12-29-2003 at 06:16 PM.

12-29-2003, 06:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cheri Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 20,755	Funny.. I did the same thing.. I yelled out my order wasnt sure if they heard me or not I like it better when u placed ur order and they have a screen that shows that the order is correct.. I like that better so I know they heard me.. loud and clear...I think its easlier too.. expectly when u in a hurry or the inside the resturant is closed....:smile: __________________

12-29-2003, 07:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
*VamPyroX* bloody phreak from hell Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hell Posts: 27,031	I use them a lot in Rochester. Almost all the drive-thrus have a screen that displays your orders. With that, I can tell what they understood. Helps me a lot too. __________________ Check out my city... CLICK HERE! (If you already visited yesterday, visit again today!)

12-30-2003, 04:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
*VamPyroX* bloody phreak from hell Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hell Posts: 27,031	I've made a few mistakes in my times. Once, the speaker said, "Please hold for one moment." I didn't understand what he said so I started giving out my order. At the end after I said, "And... that's it." The speaker said, "Thanks for holding, may I take your order?" Boy, was I embarassed. Luckily, there was no one ahead of me or behind me! Hehehe! __________________ Check out my city... CLICK HERE! (If you already visited yesterday, visit again today!)

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12-29-2003, 09:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Roadrunner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,090	Hmmm...drivethru's...such a lesiurely convience for most ppls...for myself, as I wear a bte...I do recall feeling a bit embarrassed when I started bleeping out the order after I had assumed that they were listening to the order...when IT was only an advertisement being relayed...like opps!! and who's watching me? As for those screens...it sure does help...how about a screen or gadget where it takes a paper of your order for those who can't hear or speak...as technology is today, am sure something could be benefical for those who could use some sort of device or improvement in order to use a drive-thru.

12-29-2003, 09:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
kuifje75 Guest Posts: n/a	I use drive thru all the time, but I never yell orders. I just write it on a piece of paper and give it to the first window. I have never had any problems wiht that, except for one time, when an ignorant 16 year old girl was manning the first window.

12-29-2003, 11:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Sharky99 Guest Posts: n/a	Ahh hell....well, I have been at drive-thus..but only my brother would place the orders (he hearing as well)....and I doubt my squeaky high voice would do teh job of barking out some orders..blah..lol

12-30-2003, 12:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
Angel ♥"Concrete Angel"♥ Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 18,899	Ahhhh...speaking of Drive Thru..... Sometimes I Would have a problem using the drive-thru because I am unable to hear the speaker box but I do talk like a hearing person....A Few times, I would wait a few moments at the speaker box and then I would place my order ..Sometimes , They will get it ...Sometimes , They weren't even ready or didn't hear me loud enough..... Sometimes, I would have problems at the window if they didn't get my order at the speaker box..... So I would say its depending on the person who is taking your order Some would be very helpful ....Some would be like......they're having a real bad day!

12-30-2003, 03:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
Peachy Lady Not from Georgia. Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,084	We could use hoh RoadRunner to run back and forth to drive thru cars and take orders from ! As RoadRunners are quick...smile!! I can't hear at all, but do use drive thru. What I do is when I get to the menu sign, I write down what I want to order, then drive up to the window. Then I tell the cashier that I am deaf and give the paper to him/her. If there were others behind me that already ordered before me, sometimes the cashier would ask me to wait in parking lot so that they can start cooking my order while giving other people's orders that were already waiting. That is fine with me. I think it would be great if there are buttons to push at the menu sign, or something like that to order food. It would have saved the fast food restaurant time, as well as the deaf customers too.

12-30-2003, 07:27 AM	#11 (permalink)
Cheri Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 20,755	...VamPyroX!... That was so funni!! hehehe.... __________________

12-30-2003, 06:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
AquaMaiden Shibby's Goddess... Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 294	Yup, Drive-thru are no problem for me so far I just drive thru and stop at the window and speak thru the fast food window and my order is done. Simple just like that

12-31-2003, 02:18 AM	#14 (permalink)
*VamPyroX* bloody phreak from hell Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hell Posts: 27,031	I do that too. I only do that as a last resort. __________________ Check out my city... CLICK HERE! (If you already visited yesterday, visit again today!)

12-31-2003, 02:55 AM	#15 (permalink)
Castleman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 346	i saw some guy drove his early '90's Ford Ranger backwards thru the drive thru at McDonald's

12-31-2003, 05:30 AM	#16 (permalink)
eternity :naughty: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,611	I do drive thru. It isnt that difficult.

01-01-2004, 01:56 AM	#17 (permalink)
TweetyBird LOOK AT ILY MAGNETS! Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 21,346	i did drive thru, write down what i wanna order then show them, they tried speak, i told them i cant hear!!! they gulped then ordered for me.. it no plms!

01-21-2004, 04:20 PM	#18 (permalink)
racheleggert Chode! Chode! Chode! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 2,219	Only time I go drive thur is if I ride with someone who can talk, like my mom. Most of time I dine in or take out because it is easier for me. __________________ PROUD BARACK OBAMA SUPPORTER!

01-21-2004, 10:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
~Heather~ Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Midwest, USA Posts: 1,328	I use drive-thru most of the time and I write down on paper what I want to order then give it to someone to the first window...I always let them know that Im deaf first then show them paper what I want to order....most of the time they have no problem with that. Sometimes they'd tell me to park over there and they'll bring me food which its no problem with me at all but most of the time I usually stay by the 2nd window if theres not lot of cars behind me. Really, I don't give a flying fuck if there's several cars behind me and if I want to use drive-thru then I will use it. I ain't walking in if I don't feel like it. So I can use drive-thru as I like whether I'm deaf or not. Last edited by ~Heather~; 01-21-2004 at 10:06 PM.

01-21-2004, 10:09 PM	#20 (permalink)
Cheri Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 20,755	Whoa, Heather Go Girl!! Thinking of taking Heather with me thur the drive thru heh!! __________________

01-22-2004, 11:31 AM	#22 (permalink)
sethmantooth Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Posts: 39	Yeah Here is two funny and embarrassing stories. It was late night at Wendy and dining-in was closed. Only drive thru was open. I had no choice. I go ahead with the drive thru. People usually dont understand my voice. One time I tried to say something. The worker didnt understand and thought the speaker was broken. It came to me to my car to take the order but once it found out I am deaf. The person said, "OOOOH I GOT IT!!!" I was embarrassing but having fun at same time. Another story. That time I said nothing. I just sit by the speaker because all car was full in line. They tried and tried to call me. They didn't know what was going on. So they just ingored it for short time. When I arrived to the window. They figured it out that was ME!!! They found out I am deaf. They told me that they were going little crazy wondering what is going on! So I gave order through write note. They smiled widely and gave me the order. It took a little longer but I DONT CARE about what other people in line think. I had lot of fun everytime I go thru the drive thru! I still love being deaf and I am very blessing to be DEAF!!! Last edited by sethmantooth; 01-23-2004 at 09:48 AM.

12-01-2004, 03:32 PM	#23 (permalink)
Nesmuth Banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Southland of California Posts: 3,199	Few years ago a Costa Mesa Mc Donalds experimented with a pushbutton menu system for the drive-thru that you push a button for the menu item and enter how many of it. It was a very short lived experiment like 2-3 months. It was a good step in the right direction but the menu offerings were limited to combos and a few other items. I was probably the only one that used the system while it was there. I barked abt the system through my media outlets and the so-called 'GLAD fog' was still thick and around did very well to prevent my announcement from reaching out to many deafs in the area about the system. Richard

02-02-2005, 06:34 PM	#24 (permalink)
PyrollisAhFiros Gimme some Poring Love! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back in Chicago!!!! Good to be home again! Posts: 147	LOL some funny stories you got there people. As for me, yeah I write everything down in advance and then pull up to the window and show them the paper, after I told them that I'm deaf. They would adjust to me being deaf by taking the order on paper and punch it in the computer. I would be told to pull into the parking lot as they will cook my food then bring it out to me when its ready. So far no problems except for one story below and the occassional order screw ups. My roommate and I were in Rochester, NY and it was after dark. All of the restaurants has closed their dining areas and the drive thru is the only thing that's open for another hour so we decided to go to Burger King to get some food. We don't want to mix up our money because we were tight at that time so we wanted to give the teller separate orders. It was like 15 mins till closing or so and the teller took one of our orders, punched it in and told me the amount. I handed her the money and she gave me my change back and proceeds to walk away. I honked the horn and she came back. I tried to tell her, "We are not done" and gave her my roommate's order. She got furious and wrote on paper, "The next time you come here, PLEASE give your orders all together on ONE paper!" and closed the window, punched the order, took his money and gave change back and walked away in a frustrated state. We looked at each other and laughed because that woman need to understand patience and sorry if we had to do this method, it's how we want it and the teller has to know this; the customer is always right. NEVER fight back or do things hastily, just do everything with patience. A little off the point here, but does your order ever get screwed up? My fiancee and I would get our orders screwed up, i.e., we don't want ketchup and tomatoes on our hamburgers and when we get them, we would find either tomatoes, ketchup or both on our hamburgers and we would go back to the drive-thru or walk into the dining room and object about our food. It's so frustrating because when hired, the fast food restaurant assume you have all of the skills they want, including READING... Like reading the order on the small computer up above... If they took our order and screw it up, then why the fck are they working at McDonalds for? Go back to school and take some reading classes and when you have passed it with high marks, come back and work for McDonalds... I have tried to develop a certain format that's easy for the cashier to understand. It would be something like this: 2 Dbl (Double) Cheeseburgers - (minus sign) No ketchup - No Tomatoes + (add sign) Add Mayo + Add Bacon 2 Diet Cokes 2 Lg Fries Something like that and it would work most of the time. What fails me to understand them is how hard is it to read something like that? They've managed to screw it up somehow and it would sometimes be the cashier's fault or the line cook's, who's preparing our food, fault.

02-02-2005, 09:44 PM	#25 (permalink)
WhisperHorse Lexi's Mommy Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,070	When I go that, I sometime will sign to people, sometime will write the paper.. Thats very easy for me shrug __________________ Proud Mommy of my Alexanderia Gayle Born on May 21, 2008 8 lbs 1.4 oz and 21 1/2 inches She's the love of my life. "Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love."

02-02-2005, 10:18 PM	#26 (permalink)
GalaxyAngel That's me! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 13,515	No problem Drive thru at McDonalds... They did tries answer but seems think Deaf customer is coming... The lady spotted me.. HELLLLLOOOOOOOOOO, how are you ? I nodded yeah fine thanks.. then ready for order promptly... Seems quite fine.. I love living in ST Thomas, People are so such friendly than London,Ontario. Never forget that... We went over to London and to have shopping.. and felt hungry for order food... Order by McDonald... My hubby sign lang front of Monitor voice.. I slapped him Very funny!, He asked me, Can you read lip the monitor voice?? There's no such thing lip movement.. Sorry then I don't understand.. (rolled my eyes up) and thru and promptly order the foods... Unbelivable the lady(bitchy) being rude to me said" You're not suppoed be here on drive thru". Ah.. how's so nice of that person.. I told my hubby go pull over and park it.. I dare and barging into the McDonald and demand speak Manager... Manger nicely and friendly talk w/me.. I explained what happend... Manger's face turned into the RED.. and angrily hollering the lady(bitch) who work for driving thru.... then the lady turned into RED too, and speakly promptly Apoglized.. Manager gave me gift cerfication and free DINNER of 5.. No pay NOTHING! woOoOoOoOoo We got those first time ever!!! I told my hubby, Why not do it again another location.. He said.. Oh aww come on.. silly! I laughed so hard.. My kids said.. OH MY GOD, MOM HAVE GOOD GUTS to speak it out.. chuckles That was from last year __________________ Parent's proud our children.